FAV224 Czech and Slovak cinema 1969–1989

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Patrycja Astrid Twardowska
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–12:25 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
A lecture about so-called "normalization period" in the Czech and Slovak Cinema (1970-1989).
At the end of the course students should be able to:
be oriented in political background of normalization cinema
analyze elements of ideology included in films explicitly or implicitly
Syllabus
  • Introduction, normalization period and problems of its research
  • Periodization of the normalization period
  • Structural and personnel changes in Czechoslovak film after 1968
  • Film distribution
  • Czechoslovak televison
  • Politics of the Communist Party in culture
  • Predominant ideological concepts
  • Preferred subject matters
  • Everyday in films
  • Genre movies
  • Films for children and youth
  • Auteur films
  • Film criticism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HAMES, Peter. Czech and Slovak cinema : theme and tradition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010, vii, 264. ISBN 9780748620821. info
    not specified
  • BLAŽEJOVSKÝ, Jaromír. Čas sluhů (1969 - 1989) (A Time of the Servants (1969 - 1989)). In Marta Sylvestrová (ed): Český filmový plakát 20. století. Brno - Praha: Moravská galerie - Ex libris, 2004, p. 106-114. mimo edice. ISBN 80-7027-125-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, film screenings, homework, research.
Assessment methods
Research paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012.
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